Brenda Cropper’s family describes her as a “tiny little thing” with a big smile who made friends easily. Cropper stood about about 4 feet, 11 inches tall, and her daughter Crystal Macura said her mother loved nothing more than her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, watching old TV shows, and cans of soda.

Video from police body cameras shows officers entering the building during the fire and assisting with the rescues of residents. (The Fall River Police Department edited this footage.)

Some residents who survived Sunday's fire at the Gabriel House in Fall River are still hospitalized and in hotels. Here's the breakdown on Wednesday.

The city is taking a significant step closer to meeting the national standard for firefighters working at a given time.

Investigators are looking into a number of issues including the possibility that the fire was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank.

Two GoFundMe campaigns have been set up to help the family of a Massachusetts man killed in a police shooting this week.